EUROPEAN POLITICS
Spain violated current MEP and former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont’s political rights – and those of his constituents – by stripping him of his regional parliamentary seat, the UN Human Rights Committee ruled on Thursday. The Committee concludes that the…
The EU and UK are set to move towards closer ties on financial services regulation after the European Commission on Wednesday (17 May) adopted a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sector. An MoU was initially agreed in March…
Austrian EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn has announced his retirement after over a decade in Brussels, with the potential successor being Austrian EU Minister Karoline Edtstadler. Hahn, the longest-serving member of the EU Commission, has reportedly announced his retirement. He…
A €3 million tender for research services related to the implementation of the EU’s tobacco control policy which aims to create a ‘tobacco-free generation’ was granted to the European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP) – the only tender bid –…
Fiscal tightening would be necessary to fight inflation, said Finance Minister Christian Lindner following the recent reports of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the EU Commission, which indicated that Germany will continue to be plagued by high inflation. On…
Hungary needs to fulfil all conditions required to unblock EU funds as soon as possible to ensure they reach citizens and businesses, EU lawmakers from the budgetary control committee said, as rule of law problems persist. “We call on the…
While Spain is heading for the municipal and regional election on 28 May and a general election in December, Spanish citizens face the 2024 EU elections with a mix of scepticism and ideological confusion, CEO of the survey company 40dB…
We are on the verge of a lithium revolution, said Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who envisions the possibility of Czechia embarking on lithium mining within its territory, potentially becoming a significant contributor to Europe’s overall energy security. Czechia is estimated…
A bill to speed up the construction of new nuclear reactors was approved by the French parliament on Tuesday (16 May), with the government hailing it as an environmental step forward. Lawmakers on Tuesday validated the bill to accelerate the…
Around 6.3 million Italians were called to elect the mayors of 790 municipalities from Sunday to Monday, and the election outcome could change the power balance in the government majority and influence alliances in the opposition. It is the first…
Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev may be dismissed by the month’s end after six Prosecution College members of the Supreme Judicial Council demanded that he be fired on Friday after he interfered in an ongoing investigation. He has been accused…
A decision by the Eurovision organisers to block Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the competition’s grand final on Saturday (13 May) on the grounds of keeping it “non-political” has irritated many – including the British government. “The request by…